European University Institute - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Conditionality | Jelena Džankić Professor Jelena Džankić explains the principle of conditionality, a policy mechanism in the European Union that links certain benefits to the fulfillment of a set of conditions. 14 February 2023 Print Share: Share on Facebook Share on BlueSky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email In this Schuman Short, Professor Jelena Džankić tackles the concept of 'conditionality', with a particular focus on the European Union context and its enlargement: "Conditionality imposes political or economic conditions on countries aspiring to become European Union member states in exchange for concrete rewards such as moving ahead in the accession process or pre-accession funds." Jelena is co-editor of 'The Europeanisation of the Western Balkans: a failure of EU conditionality?', a book that analyses the effectiveness of this principle in the Western Balkan states. Watch more Schuman Shorts on our YouTube channel.